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Bradford vs Enosburgh vs Proctor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bradford has the highest household income ($108k).
Enosburgh has the most renters (24.3% rent).
Proctor has the shortest commute (22 min average).

What matters to you?

Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

MeasureBradfordEnosburghProctor
People
Population
2,827Highest
2,804
1,794Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-0.3%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
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+1.3%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
42.7±3.1Highest
about the VT average
40.6±3.9Lowest
6% below VT
42.4±6.4
about the VT average
Bradford and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20.1%±5.7Lowest
VT: 17.9%
21%±4.2
VT: 17.9%
21.8%±4.4Highest
VT: 17.9%
Proctor and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
22.9%±5.8Highest
VT: 21.4%
17.9%±3.3Lowest
VT: 21.4%
22.4%±2.5
VT: 21.4%
Bradford and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
36.2%Highest
VT: 43.8%
20.1%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
28.1%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.7%±1Lowest
VT: 7%
5.4%±2.4Highest
VT: 7%
3.6%±1.7
VT: 7%
Enosburgh and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$108,162±$15kHighest
33% above VT
$63,828±$17kLowest
21% below VT
$74,167±$12k
9% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$258,600±$30kHighest
18% below VT
$223,100±$39k
30% below VT
$209,900±$17kLowest
34% below VT
Bradford and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,221±$808Highest
about the VT average
$852±$87Lowest
31% below VT
$1,029±$202
17% below VT
Bradford and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,472Highest
11% below VT
$3,624Lowest
28% below VT
$4,032
20% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
27.9%±23.4Lowest
VT: 48.4%
48.9%±11.2Highest
VT: 48.4%
37.3%±16.2
VT: 48.4%
Enosburgh and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
13.9%
VT: 10.1%
16.2%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
87.1%Highest
VT: 73.2%
75.7%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
86.7%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Highest
same as VT
1972
4 yrs older than VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 min
4% above VT
32 minHighest
36% above VT
22 minLowest
6% below VT
Work from home
7.7%±5.8Lowest
VT: 16.9%
10.1%±4.4Highest
VT: 16.9%
9.4%±4.6
VT: 16.9%
Enosburgh and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #45 of 70 in VT #26 of 70 in VT —
School district Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70
High school in town Oxbow Union High School Enosburg Falls Middle/High School Proctor Junior/Senior High School
Students per teacherat that high school
9.5
10.4Highest
8.7Lowest
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VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.